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it seems to me that washington has a way of doing business and washington will continue to change the way -- or continue to do business the way they have always done it. where is us and wall street, we have to change the way we do business. >> so you don't see a big crash in markets as a fall off the cliff. >> no. i see opportunities for people who are less patient. no, i see it all going down. >> where are your clients moving their money? what are you advising them to do, whether we get a deal or not? are there two completely different strategies? >> there is various things on a similar attitude. big is not always good. i think what we are doing is consolidating and moving towards a smaller environment. i think we have smaller investors who can deliver returns. >> what do you mean by that? types of funtds they are investing in. >> that's correct. i will see many professionals from wall street leaving this side of the business. south side of the business and go to the buy side of the business. and expressing their invest many in the criteria. >> they have what kind of outcome or compr
it seems to me that washington has a way of doing business and washington will continue to change the way -- or continue to do business the way they have always done it. where is us and wall street, we have to change the way we do business. >> so you don't see a big crash in markets as a fall off the cliff. >> no. i see opportunities for people who are less patient. no, i see it all going down. >> where are your clients moving their money? what are you advising them to do,...
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. >> a perfect storm is brewing in washington and at this hour. the house gets set to vote on plan b which the white house has said is a nonstarter. house speaker boehner will hold a news conference in about 15 minutes or so. we will take it live here. first, to john hart wood at the white house. john? >> sue, we've had a pretty relentless game of messaging bing pong between democrats and republicans today. we hear from eric cantor about plan b that house intends to take up. then we heard from harry reed, now just behind me, jay carney is briefing. but bottom line from the standpoint of republicans, as negotiations with the white house have broken down, is that as eric cantor said a few minutes guy to reporters, they put the onus squarely on the president right now, saying that the action by the house today, which they say they have the votes to pass is the only concrete action to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> and the president has a decision to make. he can support these measures or be responsible for wreckless spending in the largest tax hike in am
. >> a perfect storm is brewing in washington and at this hour. the house gets set to vote on plan b which the white house has said is a nonstarter. house speaker boehner will hold a news conference in about 15 minutes or so. we will take it live here. first, to john hart wood at the white house. john? >> sue, we've had a pretty relentless game of messaging bing pong between democrats and republicans today. we hear from eric cantor about plan b that house intends to take up. then we...
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this is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. this is a team that has a very specific task, to pull together real reforms right now. i asked joe to lead this effort in part because he wrote the 1994 crime bill that helped law enforcement bring down the rate of violent crime in this country. that plan, that bill also included the assault weapons ban that was publicly supported at the time by former presidents, including ronald reagan. the good news is there's already a growing consensus for us to build from. a majority of americans support banning the sale of military-style assault weapons. a majority of americans support banning the sale of high-capacity ammunition clips. a majority of americans support laws requiring background checks before all gun purchases so that criminals can't take advantage of legal loopholes to buy a gun from somebody who won't take the responsibility of doing
this is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. this is a team that has a very specific task, to pull together real reforms right now. i asked joe to lead this effort in part because he wrote the 1994 crime bill that helped law enforcement bring down the rate of violent crime in this country. that plan, that bill also included the assault weapons ban that was...
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>>> if you think there is disfunction in washington? check out this video from the ukrainian parliament. we will tell you what they are fighting about. it might surprise you. that's next. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. she also likes to ride her bike. she knows the potential for making or losing money can pop up anytime. that's why she trades with the leader in mobile trading. so she's always ready to take action, no matter how wily... or weird... or wonderfully the market's behaving... which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> corporate leaders firing another warning over the fiscal cliff. kenneth frasier staying new price controls on drugs are put into place as part of budget negotiations it could hamper innovation in the pharmaceutical industry, mak
>>> if you think there is disfunction in washington? check out this video from the ukrainian parliament. we will tell you what they are fighting about. it might surprise you. that's next. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. she also likes...
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we'll start in washington. president obama, speaker boehner met face-to-face over the weekend to talk some fiscal cliff. our john harwood is live at the white house with more on that. john, good morning. >> good morning, carl. you know the president's been very clear since the election that republicans need to give on taxes for people at the top and not just on revenues, but also on tax rates because he says the math can't work otherwise. we've seen some signs of cracking in the republican unity. that suggests we may be getting to the next phase of negotiations. the latest sign was possible corker, the senator from tennessee, who was on our air just a few minutes ago, as you know, saying republicans should concede ground on top tax rates and then get on to other issues. >> the best place for republicans to be, to me, is to pass the rate of rate increases, be done with it, the numbers aprobably much smaller than is going to ultimately be negotiated, and then we still are focused on the right thing, which is enti
we'll start in washington. president obama, speaker boehner met face-to-face over the weekend to talk some fiscal cliff. our john harwood is live at the white house with more on that. john, good morning. >> good morning, carl. you know the president's been very clear since the election that republicans need to give on taxes for people at the top and not just on revenues, but also on tax rates because he says the math can't work otherwise. we've seen some signs of cracking in the...
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we'll look at those deal meetings in washington. stay with us. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 ml350 for $599 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, business pro. just like you. go national. go like a pro. >>> welcome back. shares of sprint today dropping today after the telecom giant announced the remaining stake it does not own. sprint is one of the best performing stocks in the s&p 500 this year. is there still room to run for the stock or are you better off with larger competitor verizon? on
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but one ceo is ratcheting up pressure on washington to get a deal done. let's bring in nick, ceo of snap on tools. he is in town for the yale summit. welcome. >> kb g to be with you. >> why is it so important to get a deal done specifically for your company. >> well, if we good over the fiscal cliff, it can't be good. and of course that ratchets up uncertainty. i think one of the things you can talk about the fed, talk about interest rates, but someone once said or someone said recently, it is a psychology, stupid. when we call on our customers, we see that most important thing is their psychology and getting a deal dpun would help that. >> how would that materially effect your company? would it change your hiring plans? >> i think it can. i think the thing do, if we go off the fiscal cliff, i don't know what depth of that effect would be, but couldn't be good. but we have seen that movie before. we went through recession probably the most whithering so i think ceos, at least our view of it is, is you have to have a good understanding of what are the long
but one ceo is ratcheting up pressure on washington to get a deal done. let's bring in nick, ceo of snap on tools. he is in town for the yale summit. welcome. >> kb g to be with you. >> why is it so important to get a deal done specifically for your company. >> well, if we good over the fiscal cliff, it can't be good. and of course that ratchets up uncertainty. i think one of the things you can talk about the fed, talk about interest rates, but someone once said or someone...
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with brian moynihan in washington. laying out a frimwork where mortgage deduction is not hurt, or not taken away, not limited by any means by capitol hill. >> there's a lot of worries about the interest margin for all the banks. the banks did well. it's an inexpensive stock. >> and monster run the past year 689 monster run. >> huge run. countrywide did not. ever since buffett -- buffett is a brilliant investor. warren buffett got that preferred. called the bottom on the bank of america. >> dow sitting on a four-point gain. apple not that far away from the november lows of 505. last check at 514. here's what's next on "squawk on the street." >> coming up, before you start taking off your friday trades, listen to what cramer says. don't worry, it will only take a minute. 6 stocks in 60 minutes, "squawk on the street" will be right back. with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at
with brian moynihan in washington. laying out a frimwork where mortgage deduction is not hurt, or not taken away, not limited by any means by capitol hill. >> there's a lot of worries about the interest margin for all the banks. the banks did well. it's an inexpensive stock. >> and monster run the past year 689 monster run. >> huge run. countrywide did not. ever since buffett -- buffett is a brilliant investor. warren buffett got that preferred. called the bottom on the bank...
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now back to washington d.c. whether a fiscal cliff deal includes a rate hike the fact is a tax is a tax. and a huge amount of money will move from the private sector to the government. by the way, it isn't going to solve the deficit. let's go to doug holts president of the american action forum. i think too few people have exam inned the impact of this thing. one way or the other, that is a lot of money draining from the private sector to the government. i would have to agree with you, this is an economy. i would put p it into one perce and you hear people talk about the numbers. but underneath the numbers you have to worry about the quality of the policy. it is the worst way to raise revenue, and that is attribute to the fact that the politics are trumping the politics right now. >> in economic turns if you put a 39.6% tax rate on millionaires and above, if you do that, would that be the least ownerous thing you have heard so far? >> i think the goal should be, the least we've seen so far. but it didn't get a g
now back to washington d.c. whether a fiscal cliff deal includes a rate hike the fact is a tax is a tax. and a huge amount of money will move from the private sector to the government. by the way, it isn't going to solve the deficit. let's go to doug holts president of the american action forum. i think too few people have exam inned the impact of this thing. one way or the other, that is a lot of money draining from the private sector to the government. i would have to agree with you, this is...
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we don't want to draw the best and most skilled workers in washington. >> it is interesting to me, people seem to know this. 67% of us think that the people in the private sector work harder than those in the public sector. the federal workforce has more machine money. we are supposed to be having budget cuts. why isn't anyone looking for it. this is one of the areas where republicans have pushed for spending restraint. there is a lot of money here. federal workers outside of the military cost us $240 billion a year. 100,000 beurocrats in the department of agriculture. let's privatize a lot of it. half a million people work for the post office. let the private sector figure it out. >> president obama has hired 143,000 federal workers since he took office. >> i don't think anybody knew that. >> thank you to chris edwards. i appreciate it. that is it for tonight's show. thank you for watching. we will be back tomorrow evening with much more.
we don't want to draw the best and most skilled workers in washington. >> it is interesting to me, people seem to know this. 67% of us think that the people in the private sector work harder than those in the public sector. the federal workforce has more machine money. we are supposed to be having budget cuts. why isn't anyone looking for it. this is one of the areas where republicans have pushed for spending restraint. there is a lot of money here. federal workers outside of the military...
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i don't think anybody wants to be in washington, d.c. for christmas dealing with this and i think that if we get to christmas and there's not a deal -- and they're not saying a deal will be done over the next couple of days, then i think you'll see people start to go buy options. i think the thing to watch to see if that happens is the vision. if the vix gets above 20, then we can see what's going on. >> you can always catch scott on options actions on friday afternoon. >> if you want comments on questions about anything you see here on "squawk box," e-mail us at squawk at cnbc.com or do the twitter thing. >> now you're like the recommended users. you should just tweet you direct. >> right. but you have had, what, 700 tweets, right? >> cramer, 26,000. >> carl like 8,000. >> carl is just -- he's a tweeting machine. >> puts pictures in and -- not like -- nice pictures, usually scenic pictures. still ahead, a former hockey great who went from superstar to down and out and now he's preaching fiscal responsibility. he's going to talk to us ab
i don't think anybody wants to be in washington, d.c. for christmas dealing with this and i think that if we get to christmas and there's not a deal -- and they're not saying a deal will be done over the next couple of days, then i think you'll see people start to go buy options. i think the thing to watch to see if that happens is the vision. if the vix gets above 20, then we can see what's going on. >> you can always catch scott on options actions on friday afternoon. >> if you...
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until we get a clearer signal out of washington. >> yes. and i think we're going to see this narrow trading range. if there's no resolution, i think the market might react negatively. but i think that's a short-term negative term. but i do think that's a negative possibility. and i do think there's a possibility nothing will come out. >> meantime, the economic reports coming out starting to soften a bit here. do you make of that? >> it's not surprising. i don't think the economy is strong enough to have continued quarterly increases. i think we're going to see this probably for the next six months. you're going to have some good reports. jobless claims will probably get better going fod.
until we get a clearer signal out of washington. >> yes. and i think we're going to see this narrow trading range. if there's no resolution, i think the market might react negatively. but i think that's a short-term negative term. but i do think that's a negative possibility. and i do think there's a possibility nothing will come out. >> meantime, the economic reports coming out starting to soften a bit here. do you make of that? >> it's not surprising. i don't think the...
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talks continuing in washington. we are just down about 12 points on the dow jones industrial average, 27 days until america goes over that fiscal cliff. the president just finished answering questions on the issue after meeting with governors at the white house and our political correspondent, john harwood is live at the white house and eamon javers is talking with key congressional players on those talks. john, first to you. >> reporter: the president talked to our colleagues at bloomberg and talked about the republican offer from speaker boehner on the fiscal cliff resolution. he said it was out of balance because the speaker has not agreed to rate increases but the president identified a two-step process by which he is hoping still to reach an agreement before the end of the year, if he can get republicans to give on the top rate. he said that first of all, we can't do a fundamental tax reform in the next two weeks. we simply have to have a down payment before the end of the year and then commit to tax and entitl
talks continuing in washington. we are just down about 12 points on the dow jones industrial average, 27 days until america goes over that fiscal cliff. the president just finished answering questions on the issue after meeting with governors at the white house and our political correspondent, john harwood is live at the white house and eamon javers is talking with key congressional players on those talks. john, first to you. >> reporter: the president talked to our colleagues at...
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. >> washington. and our special coverage of the fiscal cliff continues and our guest host cliff robbins is here. we've got to talk to him. at 8:30 a.m. eastern. bob corker, remember his comments from yesterday, also democratic senator kent conrad who is not trying to get re-elected, so he may be forthcoming today on the path to compromise. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. at your local wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> what i care about i
. >> washington. and our special coverage of the fiscal cliff continues and our guest host cliff robbins is here. we've got to talk to him. at 8:30 a.m. eastern. bob corker, remember his comments from yesterday, also democratic senator kent conrad who is not trying to get re-elected, so he may be forthcoming today on the path to compromise. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter...
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, washington. go hawks. let's go microsoft. >> okay. microsoft does not yield enough yet to intrigue me. i do believe it will be a better stock in 2013 at some point. i have to believe some of that cycle of windows 8 kicks in. right now in no man's land. i don't like being in no-man's land. rick in missouri now. >> caller: jim, thank you for taking my call. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> caller: my question today, i want to know if arch coal will remain a big lump of coal for 2013. i bought it at 14. down to about 7. would like your insight. >> remember, on "mad money," we don't care where a stock has been, we care where it's going. i remain incredibly bearish arch coal. stewart in california, please. >> caller: jim, a big booyah for myself and my parents. i'm wondering how you think bank of america will do with the whole fiscal cliff situation? >> people tell me that the housing business is the one that will be hurt most by fiscal cliff, but bank of america is an inexpensive stock. not my favorit
, washington. go hawks. let's go microsoft. >> okay. microsoft does not yield enough yet to intrigue me. i do believe it will be a better stock in 2013 at some point. i have to believe some of that cycle of windows 8 kicks in. right now in no man's land. i don't like being in no-man's land. rick in missouri now. >> caller: jim, thank you for taking my call. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> caller: my question today, i want to know if arch coal will remain a big lump of...
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first, let's get to what's going on in washington. more republicans breaking ranks to join what we hope will be a bipartisan call for higher tax rates and entitlement cuts. eamon javers on capitol hill has the very latest details for us. eamon. >> reporter: hi, bill. that letter does call for the speaker to negotiate, including all options on the table. it is a bipartisan letter. we should be a little bit careful on this because the letter habit actually been sent yet, we're told by congressman mike simpson's office. he's the congressman circulating the letter. he's gathering signatures from other members of congress, as we speak. they expect to send this letter. i've talked to some conservative republicans today here on capitol hill who say their minds are not changed, and that's going to be the group that's most difficult for the speaker to negotiate. nonetheless, the fact there's such a letter being circulated probably gives speaker boehner more elbow room in his negotiations and might help him beat back a little brush fire he saw
first, let's get to what's going on in washington. more republicans breaking ranks to join what we hope will be a bipartisan call for higher tax rates and entitlement cuts. eamon javers on capitol hill has the very latest details for us. eamon. >> reporter: hi, bill. that letter does call for the speaker to negotiate, including all options on the table. it is a bipartisan letter. we should be a little bit careful on this because the letter habit actually been sent yet, we're told by...
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our john harwood is in washington with some more details on what we know right now. john? >> reporter: well, bill, the horror of this tragedy is also muted talk of anything else in washington for the day, including the fiscal cliff and all the issues that we've been discussing for some time now, but one of the jobs of a president is to console victims and to console the nation at a time of grief of this magnitude, so we're going to hear from the president at 3:15. jay carney earlier saying he wasn't going to discuss issues like gun control. it wasn't a day for politics. it's a day to focus on the victims of the tragedy, so you can expect the president is going to focus his remarks on the victims and what happened in connecticut and the attempt to figure out how it happened, why it happened. we'll hear from him at 3:15, and we're going to bring that to you, and we'll talk about it afterwards. >> all right, john, thank you very much. of course, we often talk about how the markets are a mood reflector, and if that's the case, we very much see a market that is subdued today by
our john harwood is in washington with some more details on what we know right now. john? >> reporter: well, bill, the horror of this tragedy is also muted talk of anything else in washington for the day, including the fiscal cliff and all the issues that we've been discussing for some time now, but one of the jobs of a president is to console victims and to console the nation at a time of grief of this magnitude, so we're going to hear from the president at 3:15. jay carney earlier...
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you have to be in washington. >> you know what? i've been hearing some of the analysts say that is a powerful impetus to get a deal done. they don't want to be here for christmas eve, right? >> would the president negotiate from hawaii? he's supposed to go to hawaii on december 17th. >> they have telephones in hawaii, i can tell you. >> no credibility. you have to be in washington. america will not stand for that, for these guys being on vacation. >> nancy pelosi said the deadline is early next week. >> if we don't have a deal by the end of next week, no deal to go over the cliff. >> let's do the countdown. down about 54 points. >> meanwhile, michigan is becoming the 24th right-to-work state here in the country. someone here says unions are toxic for both workers and companies. we'll tell you all about it. stay with us. sfx- "sounds of african drum and flute" look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling
you have to be in washington. >> you know what? i've been hearing some of the analysts say that is a powerful impetus to get a deal done. they don't want to be here for christmas eve, right? >> would the president negotiate from hawaii? he's supposed to go to hawaii on december 17th. >> they have telephones in hawaii, i can tell you. >> no credibility. you have to be in washington. america will not stand for that, for these guys being on vacation. >> nancy pelosi...
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send it to washington. i it's kenny's recipe of the day. >> they are so great. >> maybe they will talk more. you never know. >>> sue to the bond market, five-year notes up for action. rick santelli. >> hi, tyler, another spongy auction. the high stroke of 1:00 eastern was .765 on the bid side. what were the results of this auction, .769. it tailed off a bit. the 10 auction average, 2.87. this was deficient at 2.72. the lightest since july. indirect well below 42 auction average. here is where it's interesting. new trend, central banks, large institutions on direct bidding, 30.4, 11% is a 10 auction average. that's the best since sep '04, 77 basis points. rick, all yours. >> let's bring in jeff, cnbc contributor. you're a bond guy at the cme. is this a bond bubble and are we coming out of it? >> we talked a couple weeks ago on "power lunch" how we're poised to see the long end of the curve. we had confirmation when ben bernanke said they were going to focus the purchase on the belly of the curve. that's what
send it to washington. i it's kenny's recipe of the day. >> they are so great. >> maybe they will talk more. you never know. >>> sue to the bond market, five-year notes up for action. rick santelli. >> hi, tyler, another spongy auction. the high stroke of 1:00 eastern was .765 on the bid side. what were the results of this auction, .769. it tailed off a bit. the 10 auction average, 2.87. this was deficient at 2.72. the lightest since july. indirect well below 42...
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while washington quarrels with itself, time for washington to put differences aside and put real compromise on the table. rise beyond disparity, rise past adversity, rise above. this is a cnbc special report "mission critical, rise above d.c." >> and the mission continues at 2:00 eastern time. welcome everybody i'm brian sullivan along with mario bartiromo. this is our special all day coverage live from capitol hill, mission critical, rise above d.c. after candid interviews with lawmakers all morning long, this is what we know now. just last hour representative lee terry, republican from nebraska tells us he feels like discussions on spending cuts are going backwards. early in the morning, democratic senator conrad, about to finish his term, sees says optimistic a deal will get done but would like to see a whole lot more added to it, a $4 trillion big deal, as he calls it. >> yes, he did. earlier this afternoon, a key word from speaker boehner. the recent silence from his office and the administration breaking down. listen to this. >> i'm hopeful we can reach an agreement. this is a serious
while washington quarrels with itself, time for washington to put differences aside and put real compromise on the table. rise beyond disparity, rise past adversity, rise above. this is a cnbc special report "mission critical, rise above d.c." >> and the mission continues at 2:00 eastern time. welcome everybody i'm brian sullivan along with mario bartiromo. this is our special all day coverage live from capitol hill, mission critical, rise above d.c. after candid interviews with...
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washington slammed the move as provocative while china and russia expressed regret. for more we're joined from by beijing by nbc reporter ian williams. ian, it seems to be a secretary launch. certainly more successful than one earlier in the year. what is the reaction there? >> reporter: that's right, rot. certainly more successful because, of course, that rocket earlier in the year burned out shortly after it left the ground. now across the region, there's been anger and dismay. but also a little bit of surprise because it had looked at the week, at the weekend like this launch might be delayed. the north incited technical reasons, but there was speculation that perhaps china, which had expressed deep concern, was putting pressure on behind the scenes. now a lot of the outrage we've seen has been predictable from japan, from south korea, from the u.s. but the chinese reaction has been a little bit more nuanced. they expressed that deep concern ahead of the rocket launch. and today they were wrapping themselves up in diplomatic contortionism if finding a way of respo
washington slammed the move as provocative while china and russia expressed regret. for more we're joined from by beijing by nbc reporter ian williams. ian, it seems to be a secretary launch. certainly more successful than one earlier in the year. what is the reaction there? >> reporter: that's right, rot. certainly more successful because, of course, that rocket earlier in the year burned out shortly after it left the ground. now across the region, there's been anger and dismay. but also...
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this meeting came after a day of frustration in washington as both sides criticized each other for lack of progress. >> republicans want to solve this problem by getting the spending line down. the president wants to pretend the spending isn't a problem. that's why we don't have an agreement. >> speaker boehner can't ignore the american people forever. at some point, reality should set in. the only question is how much financial stress middle class families and our entire economy will have to endure during this process. >> well, the clock is ticking. so is a resolution before the end of the year likely? let's of the pose that question to tony fratto. and a cnbc contributor. tony, good morning. are we actually going to get a deal? >> morning, kelly. boy, before the end of the year, i think that was your standard. i think it's getting to be more and more unlikely, kelly. i think when you see the kind of language and -- but actual language and body language that we saw yesterday, it looks farther away. but, look, i've long felt that this was a deal that could only happen after the new year
this meeting came after a day of frustration in washington as both sides criticized each other for lack of progress. >> republicans want to solve this problem by getting the spending line down. the president wants to pretend the spending isn't a problem. that's why we don't have an agreement. >> speaker boehner can't ignore the american people forever. at some point, reality should set in. the only question is how much financial stress middle class families and our entire economy...
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we're not closer to a deal in washington today. you can tell from the sell-off, investors do not like it. >> no, posting their largest decline since november 14th, in case you were wondering. although we are off the lows of the session right now. the dow was down 189 two hours into the trading session. we've come off those lows. but at this point, the dow is down 1% for the week and we are down 1% today at 13,173. nasdaq lower, as well. let's see how many percentage points we're down right now. down 1.25%. the technology sector is taking a bigger hit today. down to 3,012 on the nasdaq and the s&p 500 index is down 1% at 1428. . >> house speaker john boehner says he's still open to a offer from the democrats. >> it was a dramatic evening last night. john harwood was there. he has the latest on the on talks. are there any talks, john? >> i think so. but they're pretty muted. this bill was not win of those weeks that makes washington look good. come to think of it, there aren't many weeks that make washington look good. but this was e
we're not closer to a deal in washington today. you can tell from the sell-off, investors do not like it. >> no, posting their largest decline since november 14th, in case you were wondering. although we are off the lows of the session right now. the dow was down 189 two hours into the trading session. we've come off those lows. but at this point, the dow is down 1% for the week and we are down 1% today at 13,173. nasdaq lower, as well. let's see how many percentage points we're down...
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he is in washington, where he himself scaled the georgian columns of the fed building. he is here with a preview. steve, what can we expect from the final fed decision of 2012? >> as you know, brian, i run a spdr line from the monument. that's how we get up here. this is really a historic day, and i think the market really hasn't focused on it. the fed's balance sheet is really about to explode. you just gave the numbers. i want to do the math on the numbers really quickly. we're asking qe4 what today. the current purchases are $40 billion of mortgage backed securities. they're going to replace operation twist with $45 billion. add it up, that's a total of $85 billion a month. what happens when you annualize that? the existing level of the balance sheet is $2.8 trillion. the expected growth, 85 times the 12 right there. it's going to be up by a trillion by the end of the year if they maintain the pace. well, the level at the end of the year is going to be $3.8 trillion. compare that with the balance sheet before the crisis began of $800 billion. so we're going to add on
he is in washington, where he himself scaled the georgian columns of the fed building. he is here with a preview. steve, what can we expect from the final fed decision of 2012? >> as you know, brian, i run a spdr line from the monument. that's how we get up here. this is really a historic day, and i think the market really hasn't focused on it. the fed's balance sheet is really about to explode. you just gave the numbers. i want to do the math on the numbers really quickly. we're asking...
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dozens of industry leaders are in washington, d.c. taking their case to congress and the president and going over that cliff could be a threat to our national security. let's bring in david hess, president of pratt and whitney. david, how severe is the problem? critics will say that the defense industry has grown pretty much every year for the last 20 years and that we probably spend way too much on defense anyway. >> it's hard to understand that comment. quite honestly what often gets missed in the midst of this debate right now is we're already in the middle of step one of defense budget reductions. we're in the midst of under the budget control act which has already been passed, we're in the midst of a $487 billion defense spending reductions right now. you are seeing that in the headlines and some of the analyses -- >> sorry, david, are those real reductions or are those cuts to projected increases? >> i characterize them as real reductions. you can see that in some of the headlines, unfortunately, we're dealing with across the co
dozens of industry leaders are in washington, d.c. taking their case to congress and the president and going over that cliff could be a threat to our national security. let's bring in david hess, president of pratt and whitney. david, how severe is the problem? critics will say that the defense industry has grown pretty much every year for the last 20 years and that we probably spend way too much on defense anyway. >> it's hard to understand that comment. quite honestly what often gets...
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with these interest rates and this fed, of course it's cheap but you still have the things going on in washington that is holding back everything. the question is, how much does it mean and what will it do and you're holding back people from the end of the year and the market will go down 2, 3%. >> much harder than that and the point that temper is making, stocks are cheap, the fed is your friend. your reaction? >> stocks aren't cheap. it's 12 times a number that is fantasy for next year. they are trading 15 times trailing earnings over the last 30 years the stock market is rich. so that would be point number one. point number two is that the fed is not your friend. the best periods for equity return is after the fed realizes policy, not when they have their foot on the gas. the late '40s and late '50s. i'm sure all of us will remember 1995, for example, after the fed inverted the yield curve, clinton and gingrich were threatening to shut down the government. green pan thought there was a chance that we were going into recession. but that was after they actually normalized policy. the same thing
with these interest rates and this fed, of course it's cheap but you still have the things going on in washington that is holding back everything. the question is, how much does it mean and what will it do and you're holding back people from the end of the year and the market will go down 2, 3%. >> much harder than that and the point that temper is making, stocks are cheap, the fed is your friend. your reaction? >> stocks aren't cheap. it's 12 times a number that is fantasy for next...
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will anybody rise above in washington? insight from washington post economic policy reporter and from capitol hill, politico's senior congressional reporter. welcome to "power lunch" guy webs good to see you. let me start with you. what happens at this point? can anything be done or are we going over the cliff? >> the chances offi going over e cliff is very, very serious at this point. what do they do? they are trying to figure that out themselves right now. do they bring up a bill right now and try to force speaker boehner's hand and have him accept any sort of tax increase, at least allow a vote and something that could pass in the house? mainly by democratic votes? that is unclear at this point. right now, harry reid is calling on the house to pass their enate bill and speaker boehner is relenting at there point. >> zachary, you cover economic policy. can you give me any clues of what is happening behind the scenes? are republicans saying, good gosh, if they would means test medicare and change retirement age, i would m
will anybody rise above in washington? insight from washington post economic policy reporter and from capitol hill, politico's senior congressional reporter. welcome to "power lunch" guy webs good to see you. let me start with you. what happens at this point? can anything be done or are we going over the cliff? >> the chances offi going over e cliff is very, very serious at this point. what do they do? they are trying to figure that out themselves right now. do they bring up a...
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. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., flags are flying at half staff as the country mourns with this small connecticut town that has lost so much. of course, thoughts and prayers of this entire community tonight are with those 26 victims that died here at the school. 20 young children under the age of 10 and also six adults. meanwhile, the investigation here continues. that's the story live in newtown, connecticut. chris pollone, nbc news, back to you. >> many thanks to chris. now to try to talk something sensible about this, we welcome blake zeft to the show, a former obama presidential campaign aide. we welcome back nan hayworth and mark simone. nan, let me begin with you, please. you're a doctor. >> yes. >> i know you're not a mental health doctor. but it has been alleged that he has asperger's syndrome, personality disorders -- nobody knows. does mental health play a huge role in this, from what you know? >> well, i'm the mother of two sons as well. i just can't imagine the scene at that elementary school. and of course the families whose children survived. these children who witnessed
. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., flags are flying at half staff as the country mourns with this small connecticut town that has lost so much. of course, thoughts and prayers of this entire community tonight are with those 26 victims that died here at the school. 20 young children under the age of 10 and also six adults. meanwhile, the investigation here continues. that's the story live in newtown, connecticut. chris pollone, nbc news, back to you. >> many thanks to chris. now to...
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let's get to john harwood in washington. all right. john, if the house passes plan b tonight, what's next? >> i think next both chambers of congress go home for the weekend and leave the leadership to work with the white house on the potential for a solution that might pass. you know, we had dualing press conference this morning, brian. one was harry reid, democratic leader in the senate saying, once the house passes plan b the senate will do nothing about it. >> we are not taking up anything they are doing now. it is time for republican foes get serious. it is very, very unfortunate the republicans wasted an entire week on a number of pointless political stunt. and that'hat they've done. >> what we've got is a situation where there is still potential, still time for a deal next week when members of congress come back. but for the moment, brian, mostly no hopium around here. >> plan b. a nonstarter. thank you, john howard. >> up next on "street signs," we will dive back into the heherba. we have an analyst comesing on who says buy herb
let's get to john harwood in washington. all right. john, if the house passes plan b tonight, what's next? >> i think next both chambers of congress go home for the weekend and leave the leadership to work with the white house on the potential for a solution that might pass. you know, we had dualing press conference this morning, brian. one was harry reid, democratic leader in the senate saying, once the house passes plan b the senate will do nothing about it. >> we are not taking...
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if the food fight in washington continues. house speaker john boehner saying the white house seems willing to slow walk our economy up to and over the fiscal cliff. senator reed telling mr. boehner he can't ignore the american people forever. so there they have it. live to capitol hill with one on one interview with representative maxine waters when we come back. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength o
if the food fight in washington continues. house speaker john boehner saying the white house seems willing to slow walk our economy up to and over the fiscal cliff. senator reed telling mr. boehner he can't ignore the american people forever. so there they have it. live to capitol hill with one on one interview with representative maxine waters when we come back. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and...
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the guys in washington need a little bit of lesson. the tape is telling them if they get it right we'll go higher. every time they shoot off their mouth and disappoint market it's a clear signal they will do something wrong and the market will tell them very clearly it's going down. >> we have highlighted the two model portfolios our research team put together on the fiscal cliff. lately the one that says we won't go over t
the guys in washington need a little bit of lesson. the tape is telling them if they get it right we'll go higher. every time they shoot off their mouth and disappoint market it's a clear signal they will do something wrong and the market will tell them very clearly it's going down. >> we have highlighted the two model portfolios our research team put together on the fiscal cliff. lately the one that says we won't go over t
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a lot of uncertainty in washington. you still have a smile on your face. are you hopeful you will get it done? >> i'm hopeful for a number of reasons. number one, i think the mood of the country is very somber. >> yes. >> post connecticut. i don't think that people are in the mood to watch the president and the congress go through shenanigans over what most people don't even understand. we know taxes are going up. let's get it over with. whether or not they deal with underlying problems, we still have negative gnp next year and but i think a deal or framework of a deal will get done. it will be some euphoria and a slight correction in the market. >> what about the overall 2013? >> i think this is a little y2k-ish. there are countdowns. everyone is talking about the cliff, the cliff, the cliff pip feel a little bit like it is like y2k. money is cheap. people are getting in a sense within whether it is realistic or not, housing, financials, and i think there is a an enormous amount of m and a activity for a number ever reasons. first is money is cheap. >> ri
a lot of uncertainty in washington. you still have a smile on your face. are you hopeful you will get it done? >> i'm hopeful for a number of reasons. number one, i think the mood of the country is very somber. >> yes. >> post connecticut. i don't think that people are in the mood to watch the president and the congress go through shenanigans over what most people don't even understand. we know taxes are going up. let's get it over with. whether or not they deal with...
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now they got to deal with this morass in washington. while i'm optimistic if congress and the president cancel their vacations, remember, no vacation without legislation and stay to avert the cliff. i'm worried that they're sworn to not compromise. i'm worried that rising above is anathema to democrats and repugnant to the republicans as the phrase, grover, hide your ears, higher taxes. here's the bottom line. a new school which says the cliff jump won't be that bad has now entered the fray. i'm still hoping we don't go over the cliff. but i can't be sanguine if we do. i think it means that the stock market will get hammered even as it might bounce back if the austerity is lifted by a dreaded, hated compromise that both sides seem to despise. i have a list of ten stocks that would be the bounce-backers. you got to stay tuned for those. but it would be a bounce-back. let's go to isaac in pennsylvania. isaac? >> caller: jim, how are you today? >> i'm okay. how about you? >> caller: just fine. i have a question regarding dean foods. >> sur
now they got to deal with this morass in washington. while i'm optimistic if congress and the president cancel their vacations, remember, no vacation without legislation and stay to avert the cliff. i'm worried that they're sworn to not compromise. i'm worried that rising above is anathema to democrats and repugnant to the republicans as the phrase, grover, hide your ears, higher taxes. here's the bottom line. a new school which says the cliff jump won't be that bad has now entered the fray....
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washington has set up already. so we get some sort of clarity, some sort of a plan, that's what the businesses have been asking for but it's not going to change things until late 2013, if not into two 2014. >> i think you're right, they've made their plans. in the environment changes they have all this cash they can make changes and make increment at purchases. at a plant somewhere, hire a worker or two, engage in m&a if they have more confidence in the future. so i think they can turn things around. but they need more confidence and that's a big if. >> bob's going to be with us for the rest of the hour. >> okay, you've got comments, questions about anything you see on "squawk," shoot us an e-mail, you can also follow us on twitter @squawkcnbc is our handle. when we return, the tragedy in newtown parking the gun control controversy in washington. we're going to talk about it, and then later, why hovnanian is betting on boomerang buyers. the company's ceo is here as we get ready for key housing data later this week.
washington has set up already. so we get some sort of clarity, some sort of a plan, that's what the businesses have been asking for but it's not going to change things until late 2013, if not into two 2014. >> i think you're right, they've made their plans. in the environment changes they have all this cash they can make changes and make increment at purchases. at a plant somewhere, hire a worker or two, engage in m&a if they have more confidence in the future. so i think they can...
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meanwhile, a new poll out today on the cliff, economy and our leaders in washington. john harwood live at the wlous with more on that, john, over to you. >> reporter: sue, we will have full details tonight after 6:30 p.m. but for now, we've got one early release question which the results will not come as a surprise to anybody on our network because the desire by the public for law makers in washington to make a deal is very strong. when we ask people, do you want both sides to compromise on their positions, even if that means cuts in social security and higher taxes, or do you want them to stick to their position, 65% of the american people say they want both parties to compromise only 28% say stick to your positions. that is very consistent with the desire on wall street. and it is on main street as well, to get something done. and as you mentioned, sue, there has not been much external signs of a deal. though we did have an exchange of offers and that at least is something. >> indeed, john, it is. thank you very much. john harwood live at the white house. ty? >> su
meanwhile, a new poll out today on the cliff, economy and our leaders in washington. john harwood live at the wlous with more on that, john, over to you. >> reporter: sue, we will have full details tonight after 6:30 p.m. but for now, we've got one early release question which the results will not come as a surprise to anybody on our network because the desire by the public for law makers in washington to make a deal is very strong. when we ask people, do you want both sides to compromise...
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. >> there is a little bit of an upward drift today and directly traceable to what is going on in washington and people getting their portfolios squared away for the end of the year. >> that will do it for this hour of "power lunch." thank you so much for joining us. >> have a great afternoon, everyone. tyler and i will see you tomorrow. "street signs" begins right now. >>> the market is taking a back seat to the event of newtown but business questions we main loud and long. we ask if more can be done with guns and treatment to prevent this from ever happening again. are we any closer to a deal? why john boehner's plan may go nowhere. plus the first of our fierce competitor specials pitting two big retailers against each other in a battle for your holiday dollars. and 109 years ago today, wilbur and orville wright took flight and we see how big their dream has become. >> trading higher at the last full day -- excuse me, trading week of the year. grinding quietly higher and fairly light trade. here are your interesting fact. seven up days, five down days for both the dow and s&p, the last 12
. >> there is a little bit of an upward drift today and directly traceable to what is going on in washington and people getting their portfolios squared away for the end of the year. >> that will do it for this hour of "power lunch." thank you so much for joining us. >> have a great afternoon, everyone. tyler and i will see you tomorrow. "street signs" begins right now. >>> the market is taking a back seat to the event of newtown but business...
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so many people -- you want to be bullish, but these guys in washington, and gals in washington, give you so little reason to actually be bullish. you're right. the corporate sector you know, loaded with cash, fundamentals turning positive. >> but this is the big difference from last year, last summer where the economy was so fragile. we were in such a fragile state last suggest so it was easy to tip us over. now we're a little better here in the states but a lot better in china, and a little bit better in europe. >> we've got to get to jim. >> because of the contrarian view, jim, is once we get a deal, we sell right into the deal. >> yeah, that's right. i'm going tonight skunk at the garden party here, and i'm geg going to tell you i never thought we'd get a deal. throwing rocks at each other. more likely we won't get a deal. the economy is as bad as last summer, looking at 1.5% growth for the fourth quarter, maybe the same kind of number for the first quarter. we're going over the cliff in january. that means we're essentially in january because of the fiscal drag will be greater th
so many people -- you want to be bullish, but these guys in washington, and gals in washington, give you so little reason to actually be bullish. you're right. the corporate sector you know, loaded with cash, fundamentals turning positive. >> but this is the big difference from last year, last summer where the economy was so fragile. we were in such a fragile state last suggest so it was easy to tip us over. now we're a little better here in the states but a lot better in china, and a...
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i think these guys in washington are killing confidence. i'm going to ask paychecks directly how much of this fiscal cliff thing is crimping what's been a terrible time for small business anyway. let's listen to what paychecks has to say. the actual stock is paying away for a return even as the government is prolonging the pain. thursday we hear from car max. we know cars are in scarce supply in the northeast, and carmax is the leading supplier of used cars. plus the used car market is poised to really pick up steam. the use the car business does well when there are a lot of new cars on the road. so the recovery in the domestic auto biz in the last couple years is now filtering down to carmax, which makes more money from selling relatively new used cars. i think we're going to hear very good things, particularly in light of hurricane sandy. darden gives us results. it's on thursday. the bar's been set very low here. but not lower than the company itself. and as far as i'm concerned, maybe it's time to think about a new transitional manageme
i think these guys in washington are killing confidence. i'm going to ask paychecks directly how much of this fiscal cliff thing is crimping what's been a terrible time for small business anyway. let's listen to what paychecks has to say. the actual stock is paying away for a return even as the government is prolonging the pain. thursday we hear from car max. we know cars are in scarce supply in the northeast, and carmax is the leading supplier of used cars. plus the used car market is poised...
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the more wall street washington is rising above, the higher the market goes. >> rejection of how john boehner's plan "b" thatty had came out with today. the major averages are all trading around two-month highs today because it seems like progress is still being made on some kind of a deal. here's where we stand right now. the dow up 98 points, was up 125 at the high, and then the white house rejected and some comments by senate majority leader harry reid on that so-called plan "b" proposal from john boehner, sort of took some of the wind out of the sails. nasdaq still up 1.25%, a 3348 and the s&p 500 index is up 12-plus points right now at 1443. >> while the dow on pace for the first back-to-back triple-digit gains in nearly five months. can we hold on for the final hour? >> let's talk about that in our closing bell exchange. carol roth, the author of "entrepreneurial equation" is with us. from chicago, keith springer from springer financial adviser and john carpina is on the floor with us, and rick santelli, of course, is in chicago as well. carol, you've been skeptical about this m
the more wall street washington is rising above, the higher the market goes. >> rejection of how john boehner's plan "b" thatty had came out with today. the major averages are all trading around two-month highs today because it seems like progress is still being made on some kind of a deal. here's where we stand right now. the dow up 98 points, was up 125 at the high, and then the white house rejected and some comments by senate majority leader harry reid on that so-called plan...
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of course what's going on is business as usual here in washington. listen, i think there's bipartisan support to realize that this is emergency. we want to get money flowing to the people that need it. but let's get some information. let's not create a christmas tree here and load it up with all kinds of different ornaments. let's take a look at what the true need is, short term and then longer term. and let's do this in a measured fashion. so from my standpoint, i think it makes an awful lot of sense. we've got nine months left till fiscal year 2013. that's kind of the line of demarcation. we should be looking at what needs to be appropriated for the rest of fiscal year 2013. and then, you know, how about we pass a budget for fiscal year 2014 where we can consider the rest of the spending in a proper format where we're actually getting the information on how this thing really should be spent. >> i'm all for that, but i just want to say, look, the people in new york and new jersey, they still need help. >> absolutely. >> direct appropriation, financi
of course what's going on is business as usual here in washington. listen, i think there's bipartisan support to realize that this is emergency. we want to get money flowing to the people that need it. but let's get some information. let's not create a christmas tree here and load it up with all kinds of different ornaments. let's take a look at what the true need is, short term and then longer term. and let's do this in a measured fashion. so from my standpoint, i think it makes an awful lot...
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because it's not great in washington. because it hasn't been great in washington. there was a perception when president obama won fairly big, that it would improve in washington. but the people who were voting on this are beholding to their constituents and have taken a no-tax increase pledge. the president won a lot of votes, and it just doesn't work like that. >> we'll be seat agnew congress in -- we'll be seating a new congress in the new year. the house will be republican, the senate will be democrat, but not the 60 votes to override -- >> but we have to give back some of -- people are buying stocks because they thought there was going to be a deal. they have to rethink that. i mean, a lot of hedge funds are thinking, i'm okay, there's really no news between now -- there's a pact among all the research firms, don't issue anything, don't do sells. these guys are obviously not focused on that in washington. you have to roll back some of what's happening. >> right. >> some of what's been good. not all of it -- why were you laughing when i said you said panic was a
because it's not great in washington. because it hasn't been great in washington. there was a perception when president obama won fairly big, that it would improve in washington. but the people who were voting on this are beholding to their constituents and have taken a no-tax increase pledge. the president won a lot of votes, and it just doesn't work like that. >> we'll be seat agnew congress in -- we'll be seating a new congress in the new year. the house will be republican, the senate...
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but you still have the stuff in washington that's holding back everybody and everything. the question is how much does it mean and what will it do when you're holding back people from the end of the year because if it does blow up the market will probably go down 2% or 3%. >> that was david tepper earlier this morning on "squawk box" discussing his call on the market if we go off the cliff. he also taubed a lot if we don't go off the cliff, what could happen. he said in his words stock looks cheap relative to a rich bond market. you agree with tepper? >> absolutely. we were just talking about at the commercial is it's not just here in the u.s. there are things that are getting better internationally. china we talked about for several months now. i think europe the data points are getting no worse. i think that could be source for upside for 2013. imagine if you get this unknown here in the states plus all of this global liquidity. i think it's very powerful and positive. >> steve weiss, tepper whom i know that you know well says the obvious. in that d.c. could screw it al
but you still have the stuff in washington that's holding back everybody and everything. the question is how much does it mean and what will it do when you're holding back people from the end of the year because if it does blow up the market will probably go down 2% or 3%. >> that was david tepper earlier this morning on "squawk box" discussing his call on the market if we go off the cliff. he also taubed a lot if we don't go off the cliff, what could happen. he said in his...
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we didn't get any presents from lawmakers in washington yet. we're still five days away from falling off the proverbial fiscal cliff and wall street, like everybody else, is waiting for some kind of a solution here, and as you can see by today's numbers the waiting game continues, although we thank brian sullivan and you, mandy, for bringing us back to positive territory in the last hour. >> i'm not sure we can take credit but we'll take it. >> the dow is up a fraction at the moment. 13,139 after a meandering much of the day. the nasdaq hardest hit today. technology has been very volatile recently. still down a fraction right now. 13 points, fraction percentage-wise and the s&p is down 3.33 at 1423. five days left until the fiscal cliff deadline, and though the market has been very resilient to this point, what happens if we go over the cliff and if lawmakers cannot get it together come january 1st? will it be a big meltdown for wall street? that's what everybody wants to know. >> certainly hope know. in today's "closing bell" exchange, former
we didn't get any presents from lawmakers in washington yet. we're still five days away from falling off the proverbial fiscal cliff and wall street, like everybody else, is waiting for some kind of a solution here, and as you can see by today's numbers the waiting game continues, although we thank brian sullivan and you, mandy, for bringing us back to positive territory in the last hour. >> i'm not sure we can take credit but we'll take it. >> the dow is up a fraction at the...
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i think this is the normal ebb and flow of washington negotiations. congress acts when there's a forcing event, when they have to act because the consequences are too drastic. we have two major forcing events, going over the cliff and congress's desire to get home for christmas. i think this could go to christmas eve but we'll get there. >> let me ask you one other question about the spending cuts. the president -- the republicans challenged the president to be specific on spending cuts, but the republicans themselves haven't been terribly specific. >> not at all. >> have they about what they would cut in spending? >> i think that's absolutely right. i kind of feel the republicans haven't been specific because they don't know. they can't agree on exactly what spending cuts they want. so they keep pumping it over to the president, but they're the ones asking for spending cuts. it seems to me it's incumbent on them to say what exactly they mean. >> so you're still in the camp that believes that we will have some sort of resolution to the short-term fisc
i think this is the normal ebb and flow of washington negotiations. congress acts when there's a forcing event, when they have to act because the consequences are too drastic. we have two major forcing events, going over the cliff and congress's desire to get home for christmas. i think this could go to christmas eve but we'll get there. >> let me ask you one other question about the spending cuts. the president -- the republicans challenged the president to be specific on spending cuts,...
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we're dealing with washington here. this is not common sense. we're dealing with politicians whose main objective almost every time they are confronted with a problem is to kick the can down the road. that's what they have been doing for decades, at least the last 12 years. tell everybody to stop, let's pause, let's confront our problems rather than keep raising the debt limit. >> generally speaking, over reacting about the deficit, once we get to normal growth it will pay itself down over time. is that school of thinking right? >> no, i don't think so. i think what we're facing is over the long run. now, not immediately. but over the next couple of decades, we have a very big problem. we have built into our federal spending commitments more spending than our revenues will afford. that's because of the combination of this big generation retiring, the baby boomers that everybody talks about multiplied by the cost of health care. health care is the big problem not only in the federal budget but in all budgets. if you stick with the commitments we'
we're dealing with washington here. this is not common sense. we're dealing with politicians whose main objective almost every time they are confronted with a problem is to kick the can down the road. that's what they have been doing for decades, at least the last 12 years. tell everybody to stop, let's pause, let's confront our problems rather than keep raising the debt limit. >> generally speaking, over reacting about the deficit, once we get to normal growth it will pay itself down...
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here, if you're just joining us once again, a breaking story out of washington. seemingly hopeful story. the house announcing it will reconvene sunday evening. bring everybody back at that time and presumably to consider some deal that may come out of the senate at that point. whether or not that happens, the market is not waiting to see the whites of their eyes. the dow was down 150 points at the low of the session and now we're down just 15 points. the dow was positive moments ago. >> really was, and the volatility index, aka the wall street fear gauge, was above 20 earlier on this morning for the first time in many months. it's now 19.22. obviously a little bit of fear coming out of market. let's get more of what's going on in the markets and what's going on in terms of traders feelings about the hope of sunday night. laura myers is from dme securities. what did you think and what did you do when you heard about the house reconveneing? >> you have to realize how event-driven this market really is. everyone is walking on eggshells about what's really going to h
here, if you're just joining us once again, a breaking story out of washington. seemingly hopeful story. the house announcing it will reconvene sunday evening. bring everybody back at that time and presumably to consider some deal that may come out of the senate at that point. whether or not that happens, the market is not waiting to see the whites of their eyes. the dow was down 150 points at the low of the session and now we're down just 15 points. the dow was positive moments ago. >>...
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what matters is the tone of the market is much better than the tone out of washington. like i said, there's always ait. right here on "mad money." i'm jim cramer and i'll see you tomorrow. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm larry kudlow. so a crucial moment for our economy and for our right to bear arms. high drama on capitol hill right now as house republican speaker john boehner looks to pass his plan b fiscal cliff bill in a million dollar tax threshold. votes aren't there yet. that's why we are following this live through the whole thing this evening. >>> and as the president's new anti-gun violence task force starts work, we learn that now outside experts have yet joined that panel. meanwhile, the debate on gun control rages across the country. tonight we will hear from outspoken tv host piers morgan and former new york mayor rudolph giuliani. "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> first up, the latest on the vote of plan b. the plan b bill sponsored by john boehner that may decide how deep into january they have to go for a solution. may decide the fate of the eco
what matters is the tone of the market is much better than the tone out of washington. like i said, there's always ait. right here on "mad money." i'm jim cramer and i'll see you tomorrow. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm larry kudlow. so a crucial moment for our economy and for our right to bear arms. high drama on capitol hill right now as house republican speaker john boehner looks to pass his plan b fiscal cliff bill in a million dollar tax threshold. votes aren't there...
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there's a 25% chance that common sense will break out in washington and we actually get something accomplished before the end of the year. if that's the case, i think there's significant upside to the upper end of the range. there's a better than 50/50 chance we don't get something done before the end of the year whereas we break the bottom of the range. if you're an investor sitting on the sidelines or trying to figure out what to do at this point in time, the sidelines is a very good place to be. very dangerous and very binary. >> 50/50 chance, doesn't seem worth risk. thanks very much. >> well, if you do not think taxes are a big issue in the corporate world then pay attention for a couple of minutes because we have a state that brought back everybody from vacation just to make one company happy. brian schactman has that story. >> reporter: hey, thank you very much. listen, nike is a pretty iconic brand in the country and totally attached to the state of oregon, right? well, they want to expand, and there's all these states looking to poach them. they went to the state of oregon and the gov
there's a 25% chance that common sense will break out in washington and we actually get something accomplished before the end of the year. if that's the case, i think there's significant upside to the upper end of the range. there's a better than 50/50 chance we don't get something done before the end of the year whereas we break the bottom of the range. if you're an investor sitting on the sidelines or trying to figure out what to do at this point in time, the sidelines is a very good place to...
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. >> no news is bad news in the case of washington. we're watching this fiscal cliff thing so carefully. let me play the sound bite so you can see the dour expression on speaker boehner's face as he talked to reporters early this afternoon. >> this isn't a progress because there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the white house has wasted another week. >> so we all also from nancy pelosi, the democratic leader in the house of representatives earlier today. she came before cameras also, no news from her had as well. holding pattern here in washington. rhetoric is pretty heated on both sides. you heard boehner there saying the president has wasted a week here. but behind the scenes, aides did give us some indication they'll continue to talk through the weekend so i think what's going on here is you're seeing the public blast of ret lick but behind the scenes they are talking to each other. i think the talks are fair le well coordinated. you can tell that by ho
. >> no news is bad news in the case of washington. we're watching this fiscal cliff thing so carefully. let me play the sound bite so you can see the dour expression on speaker boehner's face as he talked to reporters early this afternoon. >> this isn't a progress because there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the white house has wasted another week. >> so we all also from nancy pelosi, the...